12 Facts About Maxim Dadashev

Maxim Kaibkhanovich Dadashev was a Russian boxer who competed in the light-welterweight division.

Maxim Dadashev continued his amateur career into college; he studied at Baltic State Technical University and graduated with a degree in sports management.

In 2010 and 2012, Maxim Dadashev was the Russian National Championships bronze medalist at 60 kilograms, and was the 2013 Russian National Championships silver medalist at 64 kilograms.

Maxim Dadashev won the vacant WBC-NABF light-welterweight title in June 2018 with a tenth-round stoppage of Darleys Perez, and defended it in October 2018 with a ten-round decision win over former WBC lightweight champion Antonio DeMarco.

On July 19,2019, Maxim Dadashev fought Subriel Matias as part of a Top Rank event aired by ESPN at the MGM National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Maryland.

Maxim Dadashev lost via stoppage after his trainer, Buddy McGirt, asked the referee to stop the contest at the end of the eleventh round.

Maxim Dadashev, losing significantly on the official scorecards, protested but McGirt overruled him believing that he could not take any more punishment; McGirt later said he had considered doing so two rounds earlier as he felt his fighter was fading and taking too many hits.

Maxim Dadashev needed help to get out of the ring and was unable to make it to his dressing room before he collapsed and vomited in the corridor.

Maxim Dadashev was rushed to the University of Maryland Prince George's Hospital Center, where he was diagnosed with a subdural hematoma and underwent emergency surgery to stop the bleeding.

Maxim Dadashev was then placed in an induced coma to try to allow the swelling in his brain to subside.

Maxim Dadashev is survived by his wife, Elizaveta, and a son.

Maxim Dadashev's body was sent to his hometown of Saint Petersburg, Russia, for funeral services and burial.